THEPAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN'S WELLINGTON SOMERSET
Regular public worship open to all. Pastoral Work, visiting sick and bereaved Provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation Teaching and promotion of Christianity, including taking school assemblies. Church Mission through events, meetings and activities for senior citizens, parents, toddlers and other special needs groups. Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas.
Objects
PROMOTING IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the church spent £40,000 of its reserves to achieve a surplus for the year. The document does not disclose the total value of free or unrestricted reserves, nor does it state a reserves policy target. Consequently, the long-term financial sustainability relative to policy cannot be determined from the provided text.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 38
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 34
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 38
Trustees
- Rev Colin George Simpsonchair
- Andrew Maddocks
- Christine Mary Hayes
- David John Grabham
- Diane Elloway
- JUDITH ANN DUFOUR
- Joanne May Leigh
- John Kevin Massey
- Lenore Clarke
- Marcus Edward Olliffe
- Patrick Foster Clarke
- Richard John Wallis Elloway BA
- Roger Philip Webb
- Sophie Reynolds
- William Owen Brown
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £101k | £92k |
| 31/12/2024 | £143k | £141k |
| 31/12/2023 | £109k | £109k |
| 31/12/2022 | £144k | £153k |
| 31/12/2021 | £291k | £270k |
Common questions
Is THEPAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN'S WELLINGTON SOMERSET financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the church spent £40,000 of its reserves to achieve a surplus for the year. The document does not disclose the total value of free or unrestricted reserves, nor does it state a reserves policy target. Consequently, the long-term financial sustainability relative to policy cannot be determined from the provided text. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset Community Foundation | 06/02/2023 | £2k | Contribution towards the overheads of a community cafe, which have risen due to the cost-of-living crisis |
| UK government | 15/10/2020 | £4k | St John the Baptist, Wellington |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUST | 1 | £1k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THEPAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN'S WELLINGTON SOMERSET | £101k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH, YEOVIL, SOMERSET | £624k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WILLINGDON | £116k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN WITH SAINT JAMES, WEST EALING | £397k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CHAPELTOWN | £155k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN'S, WALTON | £178k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |